For Your Health

October 1, 2012

MARTINSBURG - The American Red Cross has announced its next blood drives. To be eligible to donate, donors must be 17, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in reasonably good health. Donors can give every 56 days. All blood types are needed - especially O-, A- and B-negative.

MARTINSBURG - The "Shine the Light" suicide prevention walk will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 28 at Poor House Farm. It is sponsored by Berkeley Family Medicine, along with the Morris, Knorr and Valentine families.

For more information, call 304-263-8911.

Wound care topic of community seminar

MARTINSBURG - West Virginia University Hospitals-East and the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division will sponsor a community mini-medical school program on wound care featuring the new Center for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine based at City Hospital.

The seminar, titled "All About Wound Care," will be held Oct. 16 in the WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center on the City Hospital campus. Sign-in begins at 6:30 p.m., the program begins at 7 p.m., followed by a tour of the new wound care center. Light refreshments will be offered at the conclusion of the tour. The discussion will focus on how to care for slow healing wounds.

The featured speaker is Robert Bowen, MD, medical director of the Center for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine, pulmonologist at City Hospital, and clinical associate professor for the WVU School of Medicine.

This community mini-medical school program is being offered free to the public as a community service of WVUH-East and the WVU Health Sciences Center Eastern Division. Reservations are strongly recommended.

For more information or to register, call 304-264-1287, ext. 1760.

Volunteers needed for call center

WINCHESTER, Va. - Concern Hotline Inc., a nonprofit agency serving Winchester, Va., and neighboring communities, is recruiting volunteers to be Volunteer Listeners. Listeners are trained to act as a sounding board, or mirror, that allows callers to see their thoughts, feelings and situations more clearly. If a caller has a problem that demands resources beyond what it can offer as volunteer listeners, it provides them with contact information for programs and resources in the community using its comprehensive sourcebook. Volunteers answer calls from their homes or cellphones.

Training classes will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 10 and run for five consecutive weeks. Those who believe they are a good listener and have four hours a week to spend on the Hotline can call the agency at 540-536-1630.

Test results from a finger stick blood draw will provide participants with information on their total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol/HDL ratio, triglycerides, blood sugar, blood pressure, and body weight/body mass index. A nurse will review results with participants, and participants will receive educational handouts and learn ways to improve their numbers if needed.

The screening process, which is conducted by appointment only, will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Participants must fast for 12 hours before their appointment time. A $20 fee applies to the screening. The fee is waived for anyone who has had coronary bypass surgery at Winchester Medical Center.

For more information about the Heart Attack Risk Screening or to schedule an appointment, call The Center for Rehab & Wellness at 304-258-8377.

Lifeline screenings available to locals

MARTINSBURG - Residents living in and around Martinsburg can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. Lifeline screenings identify potential cardiovascular conditions such as blocked arteries and irregular heart rhythm, abdominal aortic aneurysms and hardening of the arteries in the legs. Screenings will be held:

BERKELEY SPRINGS - War Memorial Hospital will offer the American Heart Association's CPR for Healthcare Providers Course from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Oct. 16 in Education Room B at the hospital, at 1 Healthy Way (off of Fairview Drive). This course is designed for licensed health care providers who need to obtain or renew their CPR certification. Cost is $50. Class size is limited, so advance registration is required.

For more information or to register, call Deb Unger at 304-258-6525 or Paul Cooper at 304-258-6577.

Cancer Awareness Day to be held

BERKELEY SPRINGS - Local residents are invited to celebrate West Virginia Breast Cancer Awareness Day today by attending a program and wreath-hanging ceremony designed to increase awareness and detection of the disease. The free program will begin at noon in Education Rooms A & B at War Memorial Hospital, located at 1 Healthy Way along Fairview Drive in Berkeley Springs.

Dr. Amanda Michael of Michael Family Practice will be the guest speaker. Breast cancer screening guidelines and breast cancer educational materials will be available to participants. A light lunch will be available for participants. Following the program and luncheon, a wreath-hanging ceremony will occur at the Morgan County Courthouse. The wreath, which will be displayed throughout October, will serve as a reminder that all women are at risk for breast cancer.

The program is being sponsored by the Morgan County Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS) and War Memorial Hospital.

Independent Living Council to meet

NITRO - The next West Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Division of Rehabilitation Services, 10 McJunkin Road.

All sessions are open to the public, and interested parties are encouraged to attend. Individuals who wish to address the council should call 304-766-4624 or 855-855-9743.

First Aid class with CPR and AED set

BERKELEY SPRINGS - War Memorial Hospital will offer the American Heart Association's Heartsaver First Aid with CPR & AED training course from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 9 in Education Room B at the hospital, located at 1 Healthy Way off of Fairview Drive.

This course is designed for laypersons, especially those in a workplace setting. Participants will learn general principles of first aid, what to do in a medical emergency, how to handle emergency injuries and environmental injuries as well as learn skills in CPR and how to operate an automated external defibrillator (AED). After successful completion of the class, individuals will be issued a participation card from the American Heart Association. Cost is $65. Class size is limited so advance registration is required.

For more information or to register, call Deb Unger at 304-258-6525 or Paul Cooper at 304-258-6577.

Local physician to offer running clinics

MARTINSBURG - Dr. Mark Cucuzzella will be conducting monthly running clinics at The Wellness Center at City Hospital. The next clinic will be held Oct. 5 in the Aerobics Room. At 4 p.m., the clinic will cover training tips, stability, mobility and strength; and at 5 p.m., the topic will be running form.

Cucuzzella, nationally ranked distance runner, local physician and founder and organizer of Freedom's Run and the new Two Rivers Heritage Half Marathon, will be conducting running clinics to promote proper form, injury prevention and improve performance. The clinics are geared to runners of all levels and are held on the first Friday of each month.

The program is free and open to all. Preregistration is required. To register call 304-264-1287, ext. 1814, or email ddejarnett@city hospital.org.

For information on group runs and ongoing clinics, visit www.trtreads.org. Link on the sections on "clinics" and "group runs."